Ice-hook



I. R. STOGNER.

ICE HOOK.

APPLICATION HLED ocT. 8, 1920.

- 1,401,008. Patented Dec. 20, 1921.

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ICE HOOK..

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 8| 1920- 1,401,008. Patented Deo. 20, 1921.

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ICE-BOOK.

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Patentedj Eee. 20, 1921.

`A1Jp1ioat02n filed Dtober 8, 1920. Serial NO. 115,681.

i State of South Carolina, haveinvented new and useful Improvements inIce-Hooks, of which'the following is a specification.

My present invention has reference to an ice tong.

My primary object is to 'produce an imi plement of this Character whichshall be of a foldable nature vso that the-same can be convenientlycarried either' in the hand or in the pocket of the owner without dangerof infiicting injury to the owner or to the ownerls clothes, and alsoone which, when in set up position is adjustable for engaging' varyingSizes of blocks of ice and is effectively braced in its last mentionedpositionl to positively withstand any strain to lwhich it may besubjected.

A further object is the production of a collapsible ice hook which shallbe of a simple nature, cheaply manufactured, and readily set up inengazing position and quickly and easily collapsed when being conveyedand when not required for use.

The foregoing, and other objects which will appear as the nature of theinvention is better understood, may be accomplished by a construction,combination and operative assemblage of parts, such as is disclosed bythe drawingrs which accompany and which form part of this application.

In the drawingsz- Figure 1 is a front elevation showing the hook in itsfolded condition.

Fig. 2 is a similar viewshowin,` the hook in its spread or operativeposition.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view approximately on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Fig'. 4 is a sectional view approximately on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, two oppositely arrangedcomparatively short plates, 1, respectively, are connected, adjacent totheir ends by pivots 2. These pivots also pass through arched or curvedupper portions of arms 3. The arms 3 are preferably in .the nature ofcross sectionally round rods. The straight lower ends of the arms 3 havesecured to their opposite sides comparatively short plates 4. Theseplates project inwardly of the arms and form therebetween pockets. Inthe pockets of each pair of plates there is pivoted, adjacent the upperand innercorners of the said plates 4, the arm portions of hooks 5; The

hooks are of course, designed to engage with the blocks of ice, and thepivota-l connectiou between the hooks and the pockets is such as topermit of the said hooks being' swung to bring the beaks thereof againstthe inner edgeg of the arms 3. Also the plates that' constitutethe'pockets are designed to exei't a pressure lagainst each other so asto bind against the opposite sides of the arm portions of the hooks andthus effectively retain the same in parallelism with the arms. i

The numeral 6 designates the handle of the' device. The handle is in thenature of a U-shaped'bail and is centrally formed with a depending shank7 that passes between the plates 1 and the ends of the arms, 3. Theshank is constructed of two Sections, the said sections at the sides oftheir confronting ends being preferably reduced and in these reducedportions there are arranged links 8 that are pivoted, as at 9 to therespective Sections of the shank. This, it will be noted., provides ahinn'ed joint between the shank sections. The lower section of theshank, which is indicated for distinction by the numeral 10 has alaterally extending head portion at the free end thereof. This head isindicated by the numeral 11, and passing through openings in the ends ofthe said head are pivots 12. Each of the pivots secures to the head alink 13. The links are, of course, directed oppositely from the head andfrom the shank and each of the said links is pivoted, as at 14 to one ofthe arms 8.

When the device is in operative position, the handle 6 will rest againstthe upper i edges of the plates 1. The links 13 are arranged at an anglewith respect to the arms 3, and the arms of the hooks are swung throughthe pockets a in alinement with the arms 3. The upward pull on thehandle 6 will draw the shank upwardly between the plates 1, moving thelinks 13 to close the arms and hooks. The ygreater the pull upon thelhandle, the nearer the hooks are brought together, and when a block ofice is engag'ed by the hooks, the links 13 are disposed at an upwardangle between the arms 3. When the device is to be collapsed, as whennot required for use or when designed to be conveyed either in the handor pocket of the owner, the shank is moved outwardly between the plates1, and this canses the arms' to be drawn toward each othen VThe hooksare swung` upon their pivotsoutward of their respective pocke'ts,so thatthe beaks thereof are brought against or betweenv the arms. The outersection of the shankwhieh carries the handle is then swnng upon itsshank constructed 'of sections which are JLingedly connected, platesdisposed over the opposite faces of the shank, arms plvoted between theplates adja-cent to the edges of the shank, pivoted ,links between theend of theshank and the arms, pockets on the inner face of the arms atthe free ends thereof, Vand hooks having arm members designed tobereceived in the pockets and pivoted therein.

2. In an ice tongs, ahandle having a shank constructed of SectionsVwhich are hingedly connected, plates disposed over the opposite faces ofthe shank, arms pivoted betweenthe plates adjacent to the edges of theshank, pivoted linksibetween the end of the 'shank and the arms, pocketson the inner face of the arms at the free' ends 'thereof, and ho'okshaving arrn members designed to be received in the pockets and pivoted'"therein,V said pockets comprising spring :plates whlehexert a tensiontoward each other whereby, when the arms of the hooks are arrangedtherebetween to bind thereaga-inst and hold the same in alinement withthe first mentioned arms. i

3, A device of the class described comsprising a pair of curved arms, apair of relatively short plates pivotally secured to one end ofsaidarms, plates secured to the opposite ends of said arms, hooks pivotallysecnred to said plates, a handle. having a sectional shank exten'dingbetween the first Vmentioned plates and provided with a laterallyextending head,,and a pair of links pivotallysecured to said arms and tothe head of said sectional shank.V

i In testimony whereof I' afiix my signature. i

' JOHN BOY STOGNER.

